Vincent and Jamie and Catarina: When Freshiedency Reaches Its End

Six Days of Separation: Day 5

Vince and Philomella visited The Green Stall in the morning. Catarina went with them, too, but she felt a bit bored.

After what seemed like an hour, the President of Mandala and his companions gladly received the takeout order and the change, warmly said goodbye to the old centaur couple and the helpers, and finally headed for the hospital. People couldn't help but notice his bright smile and pleasing attitude; he and Philomella were very much happy to take selfies with those who were willing to (most of those were fans of Jamie, and they were all concerned as well to her well-being).

Catarina, however, felt a bit irritated, yet she kept her cool, and addressed Vincent with the words "We need to go to the hospital now. You can continue taking selfies later."

"Chill, Cat!" Philomella replied, "Among us are people who feel the same way we do. We don't want a sick friend missing out on all the fun."

"Speaking of which," Vincent added, then he turned to the crowd of around twenty five young people of different races: centaur, human, elfin, naga, drider, scorpion people, and breeders. "Why don't you come along with us?" he continued, "Jamie would love to see you guys as well!"

With an excited cheer of approval, they followed the three towards the very tall building which had the sign "Mandala General Hospital and Medical Center" fixed on its most conspicuous corner.

When they entered the hospital, the driver receptionist immediately recognized the President (due to his blond hair and good looks, of course! Just kidding!) and immediately dialed the phone, telling Dr. Markus that Jamie had some visitors.

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Jamie was busy resting on her hospital bed when Dr. Markus went in with a smile. He announced, "Jamie, you have some visitors!" The breeder's emerald eyes lit up when she heard the news, and her hearts sang with joy when Dr. Markus opened the door. Like little kids to a mother, the twenty seven rushed into the waiting arms of Jamie, Vincent leading everyone. All of them exchanged hugs, kisses, and tears.

Catarina stood at the doorway, smiling and waving hello to the breeder patient. Jamie said to her, "Come in! The air is warm, and so is the welcome!"

"Nah, I'm fine!" the red widow drider replied, "You go enjoy; I'll stay out here!"

"But--" Jamie protested, but then Catarina gave her thumbs up.

"Okay," Jamie softly replied as Dr. Markus closed the doors.

Now alone, Catarina quickly pulled out a scalpel she secretly took from a surgeon's tray earlier. She looked around for some unsuspecting victims, but the first one she saw was Sukram.

The red widow drider then grabbed him by the neck and asked him, "How could you fail to carry out what I told you days before? I asked the author not to write them down because they're top secret!!!" The surgeon shuddered as he whispered, "It's... my... brother... I can't!!!"

Catarina then let go of him, and then said, "If you can't carry this task out, then I'll have your head. Kill your brother, then report to me."

Sukram then nodded as Catarina moved a front leg across her neck, signaling his beheading should he fail. The surgeon then ran away immediately, gulping as he thought of his grave task at hand.

Meanwhile, those inside were exchanging the best of times. The breeders present lay on the sofas while the others sat on the cold floor. Every breeder, Jamie included, did not mind whether their fellow friends lay their heads on their large termite-queen-like lower abdomens, fortunately. Vincent sat above his girlfriend, stroking her head and massaging it.

"So, what's happening outside?" Jamie asked.

"Oh, nothing much, but Vince's fine speech," Philomella replied, "You should be proud you got someone like him!"

Jamie blushed, while the rest laughed. "Anyway, " she said, "How are you, Vincie?" She looked up at him, his blonde hair and handsome face.

Vincent then replied with "I missed you all those nights, dear Jamie! It's not the same without you!" He then lowered his voice, and whispered, "Even Catarina's a bit too clingy, and for some reason, I'm scared of her."

"Why? She's seems alright to me," Jamie replied.

"She keeps talking to herself or someone about killing someone high and mighty," Vincent replied, "And she keeps mentioning my name, and the words 'break them up'."

Jamie sat up and hugged Vincent tightly, exclaiming, "Break us up?! Please no! I can't live without you!"

"So do I!!" Vincent exclaimed in reply, furiously kissing her head, which grossed out everyone. "But I don't know now what to do!!!" he continued, "There are just some things a President doesn't know, and I want to know those!"

"Then don't listen to Catarina, Mr. President!" one of Jamie's fans replied, "Don't give in to her temptations!!!"

"And expose her ASAP!!" another one added.

"Unfortunately," a third one added, "the time will come after Catarina has fulfilled half her plans. Trust me; I was born angel-tongued. Everything I say happens."

"Then, by God, I will not let that happen!" Vincent exclaimed, "I won't give Jamie the pain of losing a friend."
"Okay!" Philomella replied, stretching her body and yawning, "Anyway, it's around noon already, and--"

"The nurse has brought in some lunch for Jamie, rice and beef with baked potato. Yummy!" the prophetic fan of Jamie interrupted, and immediately, the drider nurse brought in a tray of food exactly as what the fan described: rice and beef with baked potato.

"Ooh, goody!" Jamie said, sitting up. She quickly applauded while her insect wings flapped at moderate speed, a little expression she always made whenever she got excited. Underneath the blanket, she stretched her six long legs and pushed out a few eggs into the container of the egg vacuum.

Doctor Markus set the table for her, while Vincent set in front of her the tray of food and utensils. Philomella then set the containers of take-out on the sides of the tray; one of them contained some vegetable chowder, while the other contained a dish of enoki mushrooms, black fungus, celery, spinach, tofu, carrots, onions, garlic, ginger, capsicum, and kale mixed and stir fried in a sweet translucent sauce.

The young breeder Jamie then said a little grace to the Prime Mover, thanking Him for the food and company, opened the food containers, and began to dig in. Curiosity got the better of her and she took a spoonful of the vegetable dish to taste. Immediately, she was hit with an explosion of flavors, those her taste buds missed in five days in the hospital. The vegetable chowder was equally as good, and both takeout food complemented with the beef and rice served by the hospital. With every spoonful, Jamie took a sigh of satisfaction.

When she was done eating, she asked, "Hey guys, where'd you get this delicious food?" She gestured to the two empty containers --- for such a young breeder, she had such an appetite, yet she still had that slim, perfectly sculpted figure of a breeder because of extremely fast metabolism.

Philomella replied, "The Green Stall."

"Wuzzat?" Jamie then asked.

"Oh, you'll see for yourself. I'll take you there the sooner you get out of the hospital!" Vincent replied with a wink.

"That place is actually recommended by doctors, and even I am a loyal customer there," Dr. Markus added.

"Let me consider it! I'm really excited to go!" Jamie replied, and then she suddenly yawned. Vincent knew it was his cue for him to get off his spot and fix up the bed so that his breeder girlfriend could get some rest.

After a few minutes of fixing up the place and some good-byes, Vincent and company finally left the room. Catarina then joined them as they headed out of the hospital.

"How was the conversation inside?" Catarina asked the President.

"It was... okay," he replied calmly, but he knew deep down inside, he was very excited. Later that night, he kept tossing and turning.